Good morning, y’all! It’s Thursday – which means it’s time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. We’ve got a THEME challenge to work with and I’m excited to see what everyone brings to the table. I just know you’re going to see a ton of awesome-ness on the hop today!
Our theme is very cool and one that I was so happy to see! I decided to make a Tent Fold Card using Snowy Scenes DSP and the coordinating Snowy Wonderbundle – which has become one of my fave suites in the new Sep-Dec 2024 Mini catalog. Take a look-see:
Good morning, y’all! Well – we had a GREAT time at our Decorative Trees Online Class yesterday! Lots of folks on who ended up with four Christmas cards and two gift tags from the Decorative Trees bundle and Take a Bow 6″ x 6″ DSP! Amy and I had a lot of fun – and we’re pretty sure the attendees did, too – so we’re already looking for the next chance to do a similar class! Hope that you’ll want to join us! It was a fun way to spend a few hours!!
Once we were done, I hopped on YouTube and made a super fun treat box that started with the new Book Treat Boxes– from the Sep-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog. I decorated it with Country Woods DSP and a sentiment and some die cuts from the Autumn Leaves stamp set and coordinating dies. And – there’s a pretty little Fall scene from the Online Exclusive Scenic Pumpkin Patch set taking centerstage. Take a look-see:
Happy Sunday, y’all! I hope your weekend is going well!
At our retreat a few weeks ago, two talented ladies brought beautiful Christmas ornament projects for us to make! I gave y’all a peek at them and when I got requests to show how to make them… I decided that was a great idea!
I’ve got two designs for you – both made pretty much the same way, with slightly different decorations. One showcases the Stars at Night Hybrid Embossing Folder dies and the other the Nativity die from the Night Divine die set. BOTH use the now-retired (SOO sorry!) Shining Brightly Specialty DSP. Take a look-see:
Good morning, y’all! It’s Thursday – which means it’s time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop. We’ve got a theme challenge to work with and I’m excited to see what everyone brings to the table. I just know you’re going to see a ton of awesome-ness on the hop today!
I pulled out a little sumpin’-sumpin’ that some of us demonstrators got to get our hands on WAAAY early! It’s the Square Pillow Boxes from the Jan – Apr 2024 Mini Catalog! Yes. It’s almost time for a NEW catalog! Now – there’s lots of things you can do with these fun 3-D treat holders – but…I decided to turn one into a treat holder/Christmas Ornament. I used the Joy of Noel Dies and some of the Christmas Classics bundle to get it done! Take a look-see:
Good morning, y’all! How goes the weekend!? We had a cooooooool day yesterday. I mean – it ALSO included a good bit of rain (thanks, Leo!) but mostly it was just blessedly cool! Finn had quite the pep-in-his-step when we went for our walk! And we even pulled on a light long-sleeve shirt! YEAH!!
Since last night was Saturday – specifically the 15th-Saturday-before Christmas! – I shared another Christmas project for you! This time it’s a super easy Treat (or small gift!) box made with the Countryside Corners die set! The one I made last night was decorated for Christmas with the Joy of Noel Bundleand Christmas Classics dies – plus the beautiful Joy of Christmas DSP! Take a look-see:
Hello hello! How goes your weekend so far? Wayne’s been busy – he got all the steel up on the sides of the garden shed yesterday – whoo-hoo!! And Finny and I had a playdate with his sister Scout – and Jax, Teddy, Higgins and Reba! So – big day here!
And then, last night – I got on YouTube and shared a cool fun fold – called an Exploding Box! I got to try one at our retreat last weekend – my friend Susan Stanley brought it as her shoebox swap – and I loved it! So…I made another one – this one using the wunnermus Fitting Florets DSP and the Framed Florets Bundle – you can get all these new goodies on 1 Nov! Take a look-see:
Well – November is winding down FAST, huh? It’s already the LAST Sunday of the month. Wow.
Just. WOW! 😳😳😳 Hope the long weekend went well. Tell me….do you have your Christmas tree up yet?? I do not.
Yet! 😉
If you were able to join me for my Facebook live video last evening, I appreciate you spending part of your holiday weekend with me! If not, but you’d like to watch the replay…here ’tis!
I had a friend – and Critters-N-Creatin’ Krew team member! – ask me to help her figure out how to modify a little gift box that she’d seen over at Nigezza Creates. She wanted something a little bigger that would fit some chocolate. You KNOW I am all about MORE chocolate, so…I stuck my engineer hat on and…came up with a 1 1/2″ Square Treat box with the fun and Christmas-y Gingerbread & Peppermints 6″ x 6″ DSP – plus…a few little tags and sentiments here and there. Take a look-see:
While I was making it, I thought…wonder if I couldn’t just give y’all (and myself!) a handy formula so that you could create whatever size box you needed (within the constraints of your cardstock size, of course!). And…so I did. And made a 2 3/4″ Square Gift Box, too!
The basics are the same for any size – and the Box Size you WANT is the starting point for all the calculations!
For the 1 1/2″ square, I started with a 5″ x 6 1/4″ piece of Real Red cardstock. Using my Simply Scored Scoring Tool, I scored along the long side at 1 1/2″, 3″, 4 1/2″ and 6″. Then I rotated the cardstock to put the short side up and scored at 1/4″, 1 3/4″, 3 1/4″ and 4 3/4″.
I used scissors to cut flaps and tabs…
..as you can see here (and at about the 7:45 point in the video!).
I used my Paper Snips to trim rounded corners on the large tabs.
In the video, I matted the small DSP squares on Basic White and then adhered them to the square panels of the box base.
I selected my “top” and used the very top of the head on the Snowman Builder Punch to cut a “thumb” hole.
Then I added Liquid Glue the small tab on the right side of the base in the picture above. I closed the box together – check the video at about the 19 minute mark to see how!
I used a sentiment from the Peaceful Cabin stamp set and stamped it in Old Olive on Basic White. Then I cut it with a small tag die from the Ornate Frames die set. I also cut a Real Red tag. Using Liquid Glue, I adhered the two little tags together – slightly offset but with the tiny holes lined up.
I ran a piece of white Baker’s Twine from the Baker’s Twine Essential Pack thru the hole and tied a little bow. I adhered the tag with a Glue Dot.
Using the small circle die in the Gingerbread Die set, I cut a small Basic White circle. Then I cut the coordinating “peppermint swirl” die cut in Real Red. I adhered the swirl to the circle with Liquid Glue, then popped it on the end of the tag with a Stampin’ Dimensional – and the box was done!
The large box has some Real Red 3/8″ Mini Ruffled Ribbon and a tag made with the Giving Gifts and Tailored Made Tags die sets.
I adhered the Basic White Tailored Made Tag to the back of the Real Red detailed cut with Liquid Glue – adhering “bad” side to “bad” side. That left the nicer “front” side visible on the back – where I stamped an Old Olive sentiment from the Festive & Bright set.
Et Voila! I love this little Square Gift Box – whether it’s 1″, 1 1/2″ or a “huge” (😉) 2 3/4″! Note: 2 3/4″ is about as big as you can get with 12″ x 12″ cardstock!
While I’ve used the Gingerbread & Peppermints DSP here – you can use whatever DSP suits your occasion! Look thru your stamps and dies (although you NEED the Ornate Frames, Tailor Made Tags and Giving Gifts Die Sets – just saying!) and use the sentiments that you’ve got! 🙂
If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below!
P.S. Want to win some Blog Candy? You’ve got until 5pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, 30 Nov 2021 to get entered to win a Gifts Galore November 2021 Paper Pumpkin Kit from me!! Head over to THIS blog post and tell me your favorite Holiday tradition!! 🙂
I’ve created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project. You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:
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Just TWO More Days!!
The Start with Savings Starter Kit promotion is a super opportunity to purchase your Starter Kit at a great deal! Instead of the standard $99 Starter Kit—which is already a steal of a deal—you can pick up a completely custom Starter Kit for only $75!!! What an absolutely unbeatable bargain for a box with a value of $125!
There’s no better time than November for you to join as a demonstrator! From 4 – 30 November, you’ll be able to purchase your Starter Kit with big savings!
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New demonstrators who submit their Independent Demonstrator Agreement (IDA) before 4 November or after 30 November will not be eligible for this promotion. Starter Kit orders must be placed between 4 November and 30 November to receive the discount.
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There’s NO commitment and NO penalty if you decide that being a Demonstrator isn’t right for you. Why not give it a try? The CNCK has a fun Facebook page where we chat a lot and share our projects (you can even win fun prizes!). And – we gather up via Zoom once a month, too, for folks that want to do that! Have I mentioned we’re a pretty fun group of folks? No?? Well – we totally are – and we’d love to have you join us!
Got questions about joining? Drop me a note at stamps-n-lingers@comcast.net! I’d be happy to chat with you more about it! You can also get more deets about being a Demonstrator here and then head here to get started and pick up that great deal on the Starter Kit!
Will YOU be the next to join my CNCK Team? I sure hope so! 😉
Jul – Dec 2021 Mini Catalog Last Chance Products Sale!
Starts on 1 Dec 2021!
The July–December 2021 Mini Catalog will be retiring soon! It’s always bittersweet to see a classic Stampin’ Up! catalog take a trip to retirement. But, we’re looking forward to all the new products on their way—and we hope you are, too!
SALES PERIOD:
Starts: 1 December 2021 at 12:00 AM (MT)
Ends: 3 January 2022 at 11:50 PM (MT)
DETAILS:
Each Last Chance Products promotion typically includes a Retiring List (products that will no longer be available once the catalog retires) and a Carryover List (products that will still be available once the catalog retires).
The Carryover List will be available online until the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog launches.
Look for discounts up to 50% on SOME (not all) of the items on the Retiring List.
All products are available while supplies last, and there are no purchase limits.
Discounted items can be added to a Starter Kit and redeemed as a 50% off item or with Stampin’ Rewards.
RETIRING LIST (WITH DISCOUNTS!):
See which products will be on their way out once the July–December 2021 Mini Catalog retires.
Shop now through Monday, 29 November, and you’ll receive 15% OFF STOREWIDE, plus FREE SHIPPINGis available for all domestic U.S. orders over $100.
Regardless of what you need – now’s a great time to get it! 15% off is nothing to sneeze at!! Whoo-hoo!!
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Ends Monday, 29 Nov 2021 at 11:59pm CT.
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Discounts are automatically applied during the checkout process.
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Hint: it COULD win you a $25 Gift Certificate from S-N-S!
And – there are EXTRA special savings starting right after Thanksgiving!
Get ready for….CYBER MONDAY!!
28 NOVEMBER
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Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in this Project:
Real Red Cardstock: Box – cut to dimensions as shown in the template; Giving Gifts die cut (for large box); Ornate Frames Die cut (smaller box); Gingerbread die cut (peppermint on smaller box)
Basic White Cardstock: 2 5/8″ x 2 5/8″ (x6 – mats for large box); Tailor Made Tags die cut (for large box); Ornate Frames Die cut (smaller box); Gingerbread die cut (peppermint on smaller box)
Gingerbread & Peppermints DSP: 1 3/8″ x 1 3/8″ (x6 – for smaller box); 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ (x 6 – for large box)
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Finn Fan Fix
Wayne was sitting on the end of the couch yesterday afternoon watching the UGA/GT game (or…was it a game or a schooling? 😉 GO UGA!) and made the mistake of getting up to go to the bathroom.
As soon as he cleared the hallway – the Man took advantage of the newly opened “spot” on the sofa.
Wayne returned to find…
…that necessitated some pooch-pouncing!
Finny loves a good pooch-pouncing!
…but they never last NEAR long enough!
Come back, Dad – I’m in your spot and I need pounced!
Good morning and Happy Friday! Wanna hear something REALLY scary!? Hang on to your hat.
There are 93 days until Christmas.
Yes. Ninety. Three.
Less than 100. Three months.
In other words…it’s TOMORROW!!!! 😳😳😳😳😳
To that end, I have a fun stocking stuffer for you today! If you were able to join me yesterday for my YouTube Live then you were able to watch me make it. If not but you’d like to watch the replay here ’tis! I highly recommend that you watch it – this isn’t a terribly difficult box – but…it’s a LOT easier to see how to make it from a video than it is from reading!!
Good morning and happy Friday! I hope your week has gone well! Ours has been pretty ops-normal. Same stuff, different day! Tonight, though, we’ve got company coming – 5 1/2 folks will be coming and we’re going to be making sourdough pizzas! Should be fun! 😉
If you were able to join me yesterday for my YouTube live – I appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If not, but you’d like to watch the replay – here’s the link!
Happy Happy Hawwmp Day!! And welcome to another edition of the Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop. I hope you’ll sit down and spend a little time with us – regardless of where YOU are in the world! 🙂 I know you’re going to see some awesome projects!
Like most hops, we have a theme each month – and this month’s is “Tag Team”! Which means – we all created two coordinating projects!
I decided to create a little…table decor! When we have holiday meals with our friends, we usually do buffet style – with the silverware laying on the counter (on in a Red Solo Cup – TK would be proud!). I decided I’d contribute something fun to the mix (in addition to the normal two-dozen deviled eggs!). So…I pulled out a Mini Coffee Carrier and a couple of Mini Coffee Cups. Plus…the Warm Hugs bundle and some Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP. Take a look-see!
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